I'm looking for any suggestions for a baby who doesn't like to be swaddled but when she sleeps without a swaddle, she wakes herself up with her hands.
She is 12 days old and we have tried everything - swaddling with a blanket, using a SwaddleMe wrap and using a Woombie. She wakes herself up by fighting to get out. But without a swaddle she's waking herself up with her hands.
I should add that she sleeps fine during the day unswaddled ....she sleeps in the bassinet thing on top of the Pack n Play during the day. At night, she's in a crib in her own room.
Any advice you can provide would be appreciated.
Re: Help! Baby doesn't like swaddle
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This is what I was thinking of doing ... that way she'd still be able to move her arms, but they wouldn't be so free that they'd be going crazy. She also likes to sleep with her arms up (during naps I've noticed this).
Thanks for all of the quick responses! Some friends of mine suggested the Rock & Play for night, but I'm thinking at some point she's going to need to sleep in her crib, whether now or later...
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